To study osmosis, a student placed thin potato slice in a salt solution. The slice became soft and shriveled. Then, he placed the shriveled slice
regained its original shape. Based on the observations, which of these statements is correct?
water. The slice
es
1
The slice regained its shape because salt moved into the potato.
The potato slice shriveled because water moved from the salt solution into
the slice.
The potato slice shriveled because water moved out of the slice into the
salt solution.
the concentration of salt inside and
D
The slice regained its shape because
outside the slice became equal.
Cells as a System